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Old July 3rd, 2009, 04:24 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default Fast trains in Britain

On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:50:30 +0200, Wolfgang Schwanke
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"JohnT" wrote in
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What about London to Brighton in 4 minutes. Average speed 765 mph.
Details at
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/history/interludes.htm


That's nothing. The French are doing it for real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ir_n3J5ABA


I used to occasionally see a Waterloo Station--Gare du Nord film
shot from the driver's position which took a about five minutes.

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